Many have wondered about the inner workings of Nxivm, a so-called "sex-slave cult" disguised as a self-help program, ever since former members came out last year to accuse the organization of mental abuse, manipulation, and human branding.

Now, thanks to an exposé published by The New York Times, we know a little bit more about how the organization was run, the philosophies that shaped it, and most chillingly, what members had to go through to become a "badass" — Nxivm's term for a self actualized individual.

For one, the alleged exact details of how Mack recruited women to be part of the apparent sex ring are coming out, as it's said the former Smallville actress brought women around by telling them about her involvement with "a women's empowerment group or sorority."

On Tuesday, Smallville actress Allison Mack appeared in Brooklyn Federal Court after she was arrested and charged with sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy, and conspiracy to commit forced labor last week. She was released on a $5 million bail bond and sentenced to house arrest.

Other court documents say Mack has tried to destroy emails, text messages, and other material connected with the case against her and Raniere — so she has been instructed not to have any communication with anyone connected to the organization.

As we reported, the leader of the group, Keith Raniere, was recently slapped with sex trafficking and forced labor conspiracy charges after being arrested in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and extradited to Fort Worth, Texas. Mack allegedly helps Raniere recruit for DOS, the supposed secret inner circle of NXIVM, which has been accused of branding, starving, and beating members, especially when they don't recruit "slaves" for their organization.

Days after co-founder Keith Raniere was arrested in his $10,000-a-week Mexican villa and charged by federal prosecutors, the New York Post reported that the Smallville actress was used as a lure to bring in other women into the abusive cult.

The report claimed that Kreuk signed up for the group around late 2005 and was the one who brought costar Allison Mack on board. Kreuk got out in 2012, before female members began getting forcibly branded with cauterizing pens.

Kreuk set the record straight on Thursday, insisting she had no involvement in a secretive subgroup within NXIVM called "Dominus Obsequious Sororium," (DOS) in which women were allegedly coerced into serving as sex slaves to their male masters.